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Medical Cannabis. How can a pharmacist help?

Cannabis for Medical Purposes    We have been receiving many questions from patients about using Cannabis for Medical Purposes.      There is still a lot of confusion though about how to legally access Cannabis, who is a candidate to use it, the legally available options for administering it, as well as how to dose it.   […]

3 Local Yoga Experts Reveal Benefits of Yoga..and answer other questions

“If only there was something we could do to reduce stress, improve our mental and physical health and just make us feel better!!”  “If only there was an ancient practice, tested and refined over thousands of years that could help us.”  Wait, there is.    If you haven’t guessed it, I’m talking about yoga.    […]

Sweet Dreams?

One of the best practices you can have in order to aspire to optimal health is healthy sleep. Sleep is essential for your body to repair and recharge. Sleep deprivation can lead to higher risk of chronic health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Not to mention the efffects on others when […]

Meet Dr. Deirdre O’neill

In our ongoing efforts to highlight some of the great health care professionals in Summerland, BC and surrounding areas we are pleased to introduce one of the newest practitioners to the area.   We have some informative answers from Naturopathic doctor, Dr. Deirdre O’Neill.  Just by reading her answers you can get a sense of her […]

Do you have a hormone imbalance?

Q&A with Dr. Grant Pagdin

This is the second blog post in a series of interviews highlighting the great health care resources in our outstanding Okanagan Valley. This interview is with a medical doctor out of Kelowna, named Dr. Grant Pagdin, who went from emergency medicine and treating people in critical situations to wanting to help people prevent medical problems. […]

Q&A with a Naturopathic Doctor

Here in Canada we often think of the health care system as a giant faceless machine. But I want to change that, at least at our local level. I want to highlight the inspiring health care workers right here in our valley that you may not know about yet. Because I know its the dedicated local health care professionals that can […]

A Weight Loss Example

Holding myself up as a weight loss example.   I show signs of insulin resistance. What are these signs?   My exercise level has remained consistent and, for a long time, my eating habits were also consistent. While my eating habits are sometimes as imperfect as I am, for the most part, I kept things […]